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How Europe will try to defuse a Trump trade war

Following the US election, our working assumption is that the US imposes a 10% universal tariff next year which subtracts around 0.2% from euro-zone GDP – somewhat less than many estimate. But the EU will be keen to avoid tariffs completely and may offer concessions on economic or political issues to limit the tariff threat.

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